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Corona 19, more than 2,000 people confirmed yesterday (28th), but exceeded 3,000 in half a day. There are 813 confirmed doctors today. The death toll has also increased to 17. The main reason is that all the members of Shincheon are being inspected in Daegu and Gyeongbuk. As the test continues until next week, there will be more confirmed patients in other regions, and it is expected that the next ten days will be a major hump. First of all, let's start with the national situation.

I am reporter Jung Sung-jin.

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The number of corona19 confirmed in Korea was 3,150.

Today, 813 people increased in just one day.

The increase has been growing for four consecutive days after recording a maximum growth of 284 on the 26th.

In Daegu, where a mass infection centered around the Shinchonji Church, 657 people were confirmed today and the cumulative confirmation number exceeded 2,000.

If the number of confirmed patients in Gyeongbuk is combined, 86% of domestic patients are concentrated in Daegu and Gyeongbuk.

The number of patients in Seoul, Gyeonggi-do and Busan is around 80.

Health officials believe that the test is ongoing for members of the Shinchon Daegu Church, and the number of patients will continue to rise.

[Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare: Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare: The number of confirmed patients in the Daegu region is expected to continue for a few days after the examination of the members of the Daegu Sincheonji Church is completed.]

There was one more death.

This morning, a 77-year-old man who was being treated at Chilgok Kyungpook National University Hospital's negative pressure bed was killed, killing 17 people in Korea.

[Kwon, Jun-wook / Director of the National Institute of Health: We are aware that you have dementia and Parkinson's disease as the underlying disease, and the condition worsens after the corona 19 positive… .]

There are still 10 critically ill patients who rely on mechanical breathing and 6 severely treated oxygen patients.

(Video coverage: Kim Min-chul, Video editing: Hwang Ji-young)